West Midlands Polcie recover drugs in swoops on pubs in Sutton Coldfield, Erdington and Kingstanding

Jan 22 2010 by Mark Cowan, Birmingham Mail

THREE men were arrested for drugs offences in a blitz on pubs.

Working with the Joint Licensing Task Force, police officers swooped on a number of pubs in north Birmingham following complaints about noise and anti-social behaviour. West Midlands Police said drugs were recovered from drinkers in pubs in Sutton Coldfield, Erdington and Kingstanding. Officers arrested three men on suspicion of possessing both Class A and Class B drugs. A number of counterfeit DVDs were also seized. Insp Steve Rees, from Sutton Coldfield, said: “Any activity that is disruptive to the community in general will not be tolerated.”